Thoopara · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Thoopara

How families and households are made up across the area.

Half of all families in Thoopara include children, making it a place where family life is central. This is a small community where households are slightly larger than the national figure, with a typical home holding 2.6 people.

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📍 Thoopara, Suburb / Locality

Where Thoopara sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Thoopara — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Thoopara2.6
4800, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People per home is 2.6, which is higher than most areas. This is about the same as the typical figures for Queensland and Australia.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Thoopara, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families are completely absent here at 0.0%, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 50% raising children and 30.4% without children.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Thoopara, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Thoopara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32811/thoopara/topic/family-households